1966 in association football explained

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1966 throughout the world.

Events

Copa Libertadores 1966: Won by Peñarol after defeating River Plate on an aggregate score of 4–2.
Real Madrid won the European Cup defeating Partizan 2–1.
November 6 - Johan Cruijff becomes the first player in history of the Netherlands national football team who receives a red card, when he is expelled by East-German referee Rudi Glöckner in the friendly against Czechoslovakia.

Winners club national championship

Asia

: Al-Maref

Europe

North America

: América

South America

: Racing Club
: Cruzeiro

International tournaments

1966 British Home Championship (October 2, 1965 - April 2, 1966)

FIFA World Cup in England (July 11 - 29 1966)

Clubs Founded

PAS Giannina (Greece)

Births

January 13 - Gerardo Esquivel, Mexican footballer
January 15 - Rommel Fernández, Panamanian striker (d. 1993)
January 29 - Romário, Brazilian footballer
February 1 - Michelle Akers, American women's soccer player^[1]
February 4 - Egidio Notaristefano, Italian footballer and manager
February 8 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
March 27 - Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer (d. 1997)
April 2 - Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
April 9 - Thomas Doll, German footballer and manager
May 12 - Vladimir Quesada, Costa Rican footballer
May 24 - Eric Cantona, French footballer
May 30 - Thomas Häßler, German footballer
June 6 - Fernando Kanapkis, Uruguayan footballer
June 12
- Nélson Bertolazzi, Brazilian former footballer^[2]
- Albeiro Usuriaga (died 2004), Colombian footballer
June 14 - Nelson Cossio, Chilean footballer
June 14 - Byron Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
June 21 - Guillermo Sanguinetti, Uruguayan footballer
June 26 - Abel Shongwe, retired Swazi footballer^[3]
June 29 - Massimo Brambati, Italian footballer
July 1 - Frank De Bleeckere, Belgian soccer referee
July 5 - Gianfranco Zola, Italian international footballer
July 7 - Henk Fräser, Dutch footballer
July 28 - Miguel Ángel Nadal, Spanish footballer
August 2 - Anzor Koblev, Russian professional football coach and former player^[4]
August 13 - Miguel Miranda, Peruvian footballer
August 22
- Laurent Cadu, French former professional footballer^[5]
- Luca Lurati, retired Swiss footballer^[6]
- Michel van Oostrum, Dutch footballer
- Rob Witschge, Dutch international footballer
October 5 - Wilfred Agbonavbare, Nigerian international footballer (died 2015)
October 16 - Stefan Reuter, German international footballer
October 19 - José Carpio, Ecuadorian football referee
November 10 - Michael Voss, former cricketer^[7] at CricketArchive
December 3 - Flemming Povlsen, Danish international footballer

Deaths

March 27 – Hermann Garrn, German forward, capped 2 times for the Germany national football team (78)
April 29 – Sílvio Lagreca, Brazilian manager, first ever manager of the Brazil national football team (70)
May 2 – Agostinho Fortes Filho, Brazilian midfielder, squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup (64)
September 17 – Mário Filho, Brazilian legendary football journalist who revolutionized football coverage in Brazil. The Maracanã Stadium was named after him after his death (58)
December 26 – Guillermo Stábile, Argentine striker, runner-up and top scorer of the 1930 FIFA World Cup (61)

Notes and References

Web site: Michelle Akers . www.eurosport.com . 17 December 2022.
Web site: Nélson Bertolazzi . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 29 February 2024 . en.
Web site: Former Amakhosi Greats Who Are Almost In Or Over The 50-Year Mark . snl24.com . Media24 . 9 July 2023.
https://footballfacts.ru/person/8046 Anzor Koblev
Web site: Laurent Cadu . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 8 June 2024 . en.
Web site: Luca Lurati . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 2 July 2024 . en.
https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14814/14814.html Michael Voss